: FG announces date for commencement of WAEC examination The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will now hold from August 4 to September 5, 2020. This was announced by the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajuiba, on Monday during the daily COVID-19 Presidential Task Force briefing. “As soon as we conclude WAEC, we will take NABTEB and …

PRESS RELEASE MAGU, NOT ARRESTED BY DSS The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to inform the public that it did not arrest Ibrahim MAGU, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as has been reported by sections of the media. The Service, has since, today, 6th July, 2020, been inundated with enquiries over the alleged arrest. …

The Catholic Bishop of Umuahia Diocese ,His Lordship Most Rev .Lucius Ugorji has charged the newly ordained Catholic priests to ensure they live to their calling and depend solely on God’s direction . Speaking during the priestly ordination held at Mater Dei Catholic Cathedral Umuahia, he congratulated the new priests and urged them to take prayers seriously in their various …

Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, has tested positive for coronavirus. The governor broke the news in a statement he personally signed on Saturday. The statement said the result of the test conducted by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) came back positive. Some aides of Umahi also tested positive. The governor has directed Kelechi Igwe, his deputy, to …

Press Statement To the glory of God, repeat COVID-19 test conducted by Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on samples submitted by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu on Thursday, 2nd July, 2020, returned negative result on Friday, 3rd July, 2020. Governor Ikpeazu is therefore deemed free of the virus according to the extant guidelines of NCDC and the World Health Organization (WHO). …

Reopening of Schools: Do Not Compromise The Safety Of Our Children, Bishop Onuoha Warns Following the announcement by the Federal government of plans to reopen schools for primary 6 pupils, J.S.S 3 and S.S 3 students, the President, Vision Africa International, Bishop, Dr. Sunday Onuoha, has warned of the dangers this action may pose to the fight against further spread …

BREAKING: FG orders DSTV to suspend tariffs hike Multichoice has been ordered by the Nigerian government to suspend its plan to hike tariff on the different bouquet on DSTV. Speaking to the Ad hoc committee looking into the hike in tariffs at the National Assembly, the Acting Director General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Armstrong Idachaba, and the Minister …

LIST APC CARETAKER COMMITTEE AND EXTRA-ORDINARY CONVENTION PLANNING COMMITTEE. 1. Governor Mai Mala Buni (Yobe) Chairman 2. Isiaka Oyetola, Governor Osun SW 3. Ken Nnamani SE 4. Stella Okorete – Women Rep 5. Governor Sani Bello NC 6. Dr. James Lalu physically challenged 7. Sen. Abubakar Yusuf- Senatè Rep 8. Hon. Akinyemi Olaide – Reps 9. David Lyon – SS …

Why our party must not break up, Buhari counsel APC members President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja advised members of the governing party, All Progressives Congress (APC), to withdraw all pending litigations against one another, and settle for internal conciliation, warning that the mutating disagreements could lead to self-destruction, with dire consequences. President Buhari, in his remarks at the emergency …

A 3 storey building situated at No 90 Nkwere street Umuahia ,Abia state has collapsed. According to eye witness, who does not want his name mentioned, ” This building is more than  30 years old .The owner and the wife have died for long.It is their children that are taking care of the building. However ,yesterday ,the tenants noticed cracks …